Gregerson saw the birth of his son Logan John via FaceTime from the plane at DFW Airport.

"It was amazing," he said. "He was the cutest little kid. Every parent probably says that about their kids. I'm obviously a little biased. It's a feeling parents understand. It's just an amazing feeling to hold your own child in your hands, especially a boy for me.

"Obviously, I've always wanted a boy to go out and play baseball with him. Good times."

Gregerson admittedly found it difficult to leave his wife and baby behind.

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"I told my wife last night, 'You know, part of me doesn't want to leave. I just want to stay here,' " he said. "I was sitting there holding him in my arms. The other side, the competitive baseball side, I've been doing this forever, even before I thought about having kids.

"This is something I have a lot of passion in. This is definitely where I want to be right now. I definitely want to help these guys win some ballgames. Hopefully, we can turn this around and do just that."

Duffy's first hitone to remember

With his father Ed in attendance at Minute Maid Park, rookie Matt Duffy came in as a pinch hitter and ripped an RBI double off the wall in left-center in the sixth inning to pull the Astros within 6-5 on Saturday night against the A's.

"That was obviously a moment I won't forget," he said after the 10-6 victory. "I'm just happy I was able to help the team win and get the team going, I guess. That's something I will never forget."

Duffy hit for Jason Castro after pinch hitter Chris Carter fouled out for the second out of the inning.

"I'm happy for that kid," manager A.J. Hinch said. "He's said five words while he's been up here, and I think that was the first smile I've seen as he's coming off the field getting pinch-run for. For him to contribute at that time as a pinch hitter is not easy coming off the bench for the first time.

"I'd be shocked if he's got too many pinch-hit appearances in the minor leagues given that he's played every day. That was a big boost. It put a lot of energy in our dugout."

McHugh hopesto iron out kinks

Astros righthander Collin McHugh (16-7) is eager to make the proper adjustments Sunday afternoon when he returns to the mound for the first time since he gave up five runs on eight hits over 32⁄3 innings in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Texas Rangers.

"Mechanically, I was a little bit rushed," McHugh said. "My front side was getting a little bit quick. It was getting quick here, so my (pitching) arm was lagging behind. When you do that, you just kind of lose consistency of command.

"On top of that, you just want to throw (Tuesday's performance) out. You take the things you can take away from it, and the rest you just toss it. There weren't a whole lot of good things to take from it honestly. You take what you can and then you leave it and go to the next one."

Correa deliversspecial T-shirts

Two months after closer Luke Gregerson told Carlos Correa to get the Astros some Team Correa T-shirts, the rookie shortstop had special Nike "Showrrea" T-shirts delivered to each teammate Saturday.

"Show" is an adjective the Astros use to describe something they deem major league quality. Some have nicknamed Correa, "Showrrea," and the 20-year-old has gladly embraced that moniker.

The shirts are blue with the word "Showrrea" on the front along with the Team Correa logo - a T and two interlocking C's.

"We were on a road trip, and Gregerson told me I needed to make Team Correa shirts for everybody," he said. "As a rookie, if they ask me to sing on the bus or do other things, I'll do them. If he tells me to bring shirts, I'll bring them.

"I ordered them right away. I wanted to make them so they'd like them. I wasn't going to bring some cheap shirts."

Manager A.J. Hinch, the coaches and players wore the shirts during batting practice.

Gonzalez to restinjury a few days

Utility infielder Marwin Gonzalez missed his third consecutive game and his fifth in six games with a left thumb injury.

Gonzalez, who had X-rays on Friday on the left thumb he injured diving for a ball Wednesday, is unsure when he'll be ready to resume action.

"We're going to wait a few days to see how it responds," Gonzalez said. "We're going to wait a few days to play to see if it feels better. I have no idea when, though."

Odds and ends

Astros center fielder Carlos Gomez was out of the lineup for the seventh consecutive game with a strained left intercostal. Gomez continues to get treatment for the injury, but no return date has been set. …

Catcher Jason Castro was in the starting lineup for the third consecutive game since he was activated from the disabled list. Manager A.J. Hinch said he plans to give Castro the day off Sunday for the series finale against the Athletics.